The Star spoke to World Baseball Classic president Jim Small about Tucson hosting the WBC qualifiers, the process in returning pro baseball to Tucson and "the beauty of the WBC."

Arizona Diamondbacks coaches Jhonathan Solano, Jaime Del Valle and Ronald Ramirez helped guide Colombia to wins in World Baseball Classic qualifying.

Share Tweet Just a few hours after signing a deal for this season with a team in Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League, former Arizona southpaw Rio Gomez mastered batters from Taiwan’s neighbor China on Monday in the World Baseball Classic Qualifier at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Seattle Mariners top prospect Michael Arroyo helped his home nation of Colombia clinch a berth in the World Baseball Classic this week as part of the WBC Qualif

After Nicaragua and Chinese Taipei booked their trips to the 2026 World Baseball Classic last week, only two spots remain. Those will be decided this week in Tucson, Ariz. Four teams -- Brazil, China,

A Q&A with former Arizona Wildcats pitcher Rio Gomez, who’s about to represent Colombia for a second time in the Tucson World Baseball Classic qualifier at Kino Stadium.

Share Tweet Colombia, the most dominant team in Tucson by far, qualified for its third straight World Baseball Classic by outscoring Brazil, China and Germany 23-1 (with the run unearned) at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Colombia, with its talented roster filled with major leaguers and U.S. minor league prospects, was clearly the best team of the four that included Brazil, Germany and China at Kino Sports Complex this week.

After a five year pushback due to COVID-19, the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Qualifiers has officially made its way to Tucson.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Tucson hosts the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers next week. Brazil, Colombia, China and Germany will compete for two spots in next year's tournament. Students at ...

Mientras el bateador zurdo de 6'3" y 205 libras y número 24 realizaba sus prácticas de bateo con la selección brasileña en el Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium el sábado para prepararse para el primer ju